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Gibson Custom Shop Les Paul “Green Widow”

Gibson posted this on Facebook today… I love the green burst, but I’m not sure about the mint-green binding. White or black would work for me. But green? Anyway, they’re calling it the “Green Widow.” With that binding, I’d call it the Lucky Leprechaun because it reminds me of Saint Paddy’s Day. Since it’s a Custom Shop model, I wonder if you could request ivory-colored binding or even black binding. Other than that, that green burst is totally different, and something I’d consider. But with that green binding, the jury’s out for me…

Update 8/22/2012

Dammit! The more I look at that guitar, the more it grows on me. Binding aside, this is the one of the coolest burst patterns I’ve seen in awhile. The Manhattan Blue was gorgeous to me, but this Green Widow looks a little sinister as well as being gorgeous. IF I got one of these, I’d probably call her Morgana or Maleficent, or after some beautiful woman that has a touch of darkness to her. Joan d’Arc would be a cool name as well.

In any case, I’ve been looking for details on hardware and such, and even the Gibson site doesn’t have information that I could find. I’m hoping this isn’t a one-off because this would be a great guitar to check out. That translucent green burst is sexy as hell!

It is a guitar of beauty, joy – typed as he moved his Hamer Korina Special to one side and contemplated preserving cash while investing in a Hamer Korina Vectror. The cash preserved should be sufficient for a good bottle of the vino….. . and change in the pocket.

At issue is the cost of a Gibson – for the money you might be able to grap an Anderson, a Sadowski and on and on and on….. the trouble with all of these instruments is that at those quality levels a working musician is going to generate a scratch or a chip – and a broken heart……..

That being said I trust that Gibson will produce them and I get to try one – it has a certain ‘heat’ in the looks department that I am partial to – now what do they sound like through a Fender twin and or a Marshall JCM 900….. Dawg please get one and do some recordings (and share with us).

Yeah… Always me who gets the gear… 🙂 I love the body color, really love it. But that binding doesn’t really grab me. Sure wish it was cream colored or ivory colored. But maybe Gelb Music in Redwood City, CA will have one…